BUSINESS DIGEST || BBB Torch Awards set for June 8

BBB celebrates businesses, leaders

Poland

The Better Business Bureau serving Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties will have the Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust on June 8 at The Lake Club, 1140 Paulin Road. The event celebrates BBB Accredited Businesses and leaders that exemplify BBB Standards for Trust.

This year’s winners are: Hickey Metal Fabrication; MS Consultants Inc.; M7 Technologies; Jensen Lock & Alarm; the Butler Institute of American Art; and Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel.

For table or ticket information, contact the BBB at 330-744-7151 or melissa@youngstown.bbb.org.

Power Program planned for May 26

CORTLAND

The Youngstown/ Warren Regional Chamber will have a power lunch for networking at Beef O’Brady’s, 3660 Niles-Cortland Road NE, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 26.

Advance registration is required by May 25. Call Amy Young at 330-744-2131, ext. 12, or email amy@regionalchamber.com.

Columbiana chamber to have business showcase

COLUMBIANA

The Columbiana Area Chamber of Commerce invites residents and business owners to attend the Business Showcase on Wednesday at Town Center, Firestone Farms, located at the corner of state Routes 7 and 14.

The free event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments, networking and brief presentations by Century Container Corp., Alcon Mechanical Piping, Birdfish Brewery and Hillcrest Excavating. Contact the chamber office at 330-482-3822 or info@columbianachamber.com for more information.

Athena Wise Girls

SHARON, Pa.

The Athena Wise Girls event in Sharon will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 15 at Penn State Shenango, 147 Shenango Ave.

The event is open to girls age 14 to 18.

The event will feature discussion on women’s health, sports injuries, bullying, fitness, mental health, ethical behavior, social media smarts and leadership on college applications.

Those interested in the free event should RSVP by June 6 to lawrencemercerathena@gmail.com.

Snacks and lunch will be provided.

Event to help with procurement needs

CLEVELAND

The Small Business Administration will have a Business-to-Business Matchmaker event from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 8 at The Terrace Club at Progressive Field, 2401 Ontario St.

This event offers organizations a way to meet businesses to fulfill procurement needs.

The event costs $159 to attend.

For more information, go to sba.gov/offices/district/oh/cleveland.

Staff reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .129.20-0.24

Aqua America, .71 32.68-0.16

Avalon Holdings,1.95-0.07

Cortland Bancorp, .2815.750.00

Farmers Nat., .129.290.05First Energy, 1.44 33.48-0.49

Fifth/Third, .5217.15-0.40FirstMerit Corp., .6821.47-0.42

First Niles Financial, .208.800.00FNB Corp., .4812.51-0.24

General Motors, 1.5230.52-0.66

General Electric, .9229.64-0.45Huntington Bank, .28 9.67-0.22

iHeartMedia Inc.,0.86-0.01

JP Morgan Chase, 1.7661.20-0.57

Key Corp, .3011.67-0.21LaFarge, .3417.570.00

Macy’s, 1.44 31.220.01

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 109.77-2.77

PNC, 2.0484.74-1.44

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.40196.49-5.95

Stoneridge 14.35-0.44

Talmer Bank, .20 19.02-0.42United Comm. Fin., .10 5.910.00

Selected prices from Friday’s 4 p.m. close.